Guitar pick

ABSTRACT

A guitar pick is of a larger size than traditional picks and shaped as a roughly equilateral triangle. The pick has holes therethrough, with 3 of the holes equidistant from each vertex of the pick. A fourth hole may extend through the pick&#39;s center.

BACKGROUND

When playing a guitar, the guitarist will often use a pick (or plectrum)to pick or strum the strings. This results in a sharp clear sound thatmany people prefer over other methods of playing the guitar.

Guitar picks suffer from a few common problems, however. First, they areusually small, measuring less than an inch wide and perhaps little overan inch long. Thus, the player fatigues while grasping the pick hard inhis hands.

Second, guitar picks are shaped as an isosceles triangle with thesmallest angled vertex acting as the end to pick the strings. This putsmore stress on the end of the pick, causing it to wear out sooner.

Third, picks are solid plastic, which makes them slippery to holdespecially when a player's hands grow wet with sweat.

Fourth, picks cannot be conveniently stored on a guitar. Mostly, picksare put in a pocket (thus not with a guitar) or slipped between theguitar strings, which stresses the strings, pick, and can scratch theguitar neck.

The pick described herein addresses these problems.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows the guitar pick.

FIG. 2 shows the guitar pick mounted on a guitar tuner.

SUMMARY OF THE EMBODIMENTS

A guitar pick is of a larger size than traditional picks and shaped as aroughly equilateral triangle. The pick has holes therethrough, with 3 ofthe holes equidistant from each vertex of the pick. A fourth hole mayextend through the pick's center.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

As can be seen in FIGS. 1 and 2, the guitar pick 100 is a large sizeguitar pick (30% larger than normal teardrop shapes) with eachequilateral side 110. The sides may have a slight curve to them to aidin strengthening the pick. This sizing is significantly larger thantraditional picks and has been observed to create less fatigue in aguitar player. Further, because each side 110 of the pick 100 is thesame length, the player need not worry about which side faces thestrings, making it easier for the player to recover a dropped or shiftedpick 100. The equilateral shape also allows the pick 100 to wear evenlyat each vertex 120, since any of the pick 100's vertices 120 may be usedduring play. The pick 100's larger size allows for a player to increasevolume and power during play.

The pick 100 also has holes therein. As shown, there are 3 grip holes130 positioned equidistant from each of the vertices 120, and a centerhole 140 through the pick 100's middle. The grip holes 130 allow a userto hold the pick 100 between his thumb and fingers more securely andwith less effort. There is less sweat to transfer to the pick 100, thegrip holes 130 provide a cooling/wicking point on the pick 100, and theplayers fingers may touch through the hole 130 giving the player uniquetactile feedback during play, as well as better accuracy. The centerhole 140 further reduces weight, can also help in holding the pick 100,is able to function as a pivot when a user switches pick points forplay, and can be used for storage. The center hole 140 may be of adifferent size than the grip holes 130, or not used at all. The holes130, 140 may be circular to reduce stress points.

As can be seen in FIG. 2, the pick 100's holes 130, 140 can be sizedsuch that they snapfit onto a guitar tuner 150. This allows for easystorage and retrieval.

The grip holes 130 also allow the vertex 120 of the pick 100 to flexmore, which means that the pick 100 can be used with less force duringplay. Using less force means that there will be less biting/digging onstrings. Less force and biting/digging means less need for retuning andlonger string life, which is especially relevant as more players usecoated strings.

These “flex tips” also absorb vibration transmitted to the fingers whenthe pick hits each string. This allows the player to hold the pick withless force which allows the player to play for longer periods with lessfatigue.

These holes also make it much easier to use a classic “3 finger grip”which is extremely hard to use on a conventional teardrop shaped pickwhere the sides are not equal and there are no holes that a player'sfingers can sink into.

While the invention has been described with reference to the embodimentsabove, a person of ordinary skill in the art would understand thatvarious changes or modifications may be made thereto without departingfrom the scope of the claims.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A guitar pick with holes extendingtherethrough, wherein the pick is triangular with three vertices, andthree holes therethrough, wherein each hole is a grip hole and is placedsuch that there is one grip hole in the center of each of the threevertices, and wherein the pick is symmetrical from each of the threevertices to each opposing base, and wherein the pick has an additionalcenter hole therethrough, wherein the pick completely surrounds thecenter hole and the center hole is shaped as a full circle and is sizedto snap fit over a guitar tuner.
 2. The guitar pick of claim 1, whereinthe pick is shaped as an equilateral triangle.
 3. The guitar pick ofclaim 1, wherein the guitar pick shape is an equilateral triangle. 4.The guitar pick of claim 3, wherein the sides of the equilateraltriangle are curved.
 5. The guitar pick of claim 4, wherein the centerhole is equidistant from each of the three vertices.
 6. The guitar pickof claim 5, wherein each vertex comprises a curved vertex.
 7. The guitarpick of claim 1, wherein the pick lacks a directional orientation. 8.The guitar pick of claim 1, wherein the grip holes are each sized tosnap fit over a guitar tuner.
 9. A guitar pick with at least one holeextending therethrough, wherein the pick is triangular with threevertices, and wherein the pick has a center hole therethrough, whereinthe pick completely surrounds the center hole and the center hole isshaped as a full circle and is sized to snap fit over a guitar tuner.10. The guitar pick of claim 9 wherein the pick is symmetrical from eachof its three vertices to each opposing base.
 11. The guitar pick ofclaim 9 wherein the pick lacks a directional orientation.
 12. A guitarpick with holes extending therethrough, wherein the pick is triangularwith three vertices, and three holes therethrough, wherein each hole isa grip hole, and wherein the pick has an additional center holetherethrough, wherein the pick completely surrounds the center hole andthe center hole is shaped as a full circle and is sized to snap fit overa guitar tuner.
 13. The guitar pick of claim 12 wherein the three holesare each sized to fit over a tuner.